Convert pgn, cbv, cb to pdf

Dear all

I have some of game save in pgn and cbv format.

How do I convert them into pdf format so I can print it out in a paper?

You can copy them from notepad then paste in ms word and save it as pdf

Or just do Alt-PrtScn (print screen), then paste that into Word and you don't need to convert the file at all.

you can do it in fritz using print option message me on fb for details

cheers :)

How should I get cbv files convert into pgn files?

As far as I know, most all of the chessbase creators do support for PDF conversion. The frustrating part is this is the very type of software rare to update, so in a number of cases, you would get poorly formatted pages and some moves missing. I handle that manually by editing the issues with the editor like this one https://w9.pdffiller.com and it works out well for me. Quite a trick, but yet there's no other solution

I have a pgn file and i want to  convert this into a pdf format

pls help

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I just published a tool that does exactly that, converts PGN to a beautiful PDF in seconds: https://pgn2pdf.com/ 

Hello, Im getting errors when I try with this PGN created by Chessbase 17:

[Event "85th Tata Steel Masters 2023"]
[Site "Wijk aan Zee"]
[Date "2023.01.14"]
[Round "1.1"]
[White "Carlsen, Magnus"]
[Black "Aronian, Levon"]
[Result "1/2-1/2"]
[ECO "E05"]
[WhiteElo "2859"]
[BlackElo "2735"]
[Annotator "TA"]
[PlyCount "81"]
[EventDate "2023.01.10"]
[EventType "tourn"]
[EventCountry "NED"]
[SourceTitle "playchess.com"]
[Source "ChessBase"]
[SourceQuality "1"]
[TimeControl "40/6000+30:30/3000+30:900+30"]

{[%evp 23,81,16,16,11,11,8,8,8,23,19,48,48,56,60,58,49,42,43,50,56,76,73,61,58,61,35,35,35,35,36,35,36,36,36,33,12,34,36,14,0,0,0,0,0,0,0,0,0,0,0,0,0,0,0,0,0,0,0,0,0]} 1. d4 {[%emt 0:00:03]} Nf6 {[%emt 0:00:05]} 2. c4 {[%emt 0:00:06]} e6 {[%emt 0:00:04]} 3. Nf3 {[%emt 0:00:07]} d5 {[%emt 0:00:07]} 4. g3 {[%emt 0:00:07]} Be7 {[%emt 0:00:12]} 5. Bg2 {[%emt 0:00:12]} O-O {[%emt 0:00:06]} 6. O-O {[%emt 0:00:17]} dxc4 {[%emt 0:00:04]} 7. Qc2 {[%emt 0:00:09]} a6 {[%emt 0:00:08]} 8. a4 {[%emt 0:00:10]} Bd7 {[%emt 0:00:07]} 9. Qxc4 {[%emt 0:00:10]} Bc6 {[%emt 0:00:07]} 10. Bg5 {[%emt 0:00:54]} Bd5 {[%emt 0:05:10]} 11. Qc2 {[%emt 0:03:03]} Be4 {[%emt 0:01:01]} 12. Qc1 {[%emt 0:00:43]} h6 {[%emt 0:00:38]} 13. Bxf6 {[%emt 0:00:17] E05: Open Catalan: 5 Nf3 Be7.} Bxf6 {[%emt 0:00:06]} 14. Rd1 {[%emt 0:02:11]} a5 {[%emt 0:01:32]} 15. Nbd2 {[%emt 0:02:27]} Bh7 {[%emt 0:03:22]} 16. Nb3 {[%emt 0:12:31]} Nd7 {[%emt 0:08:55] [#]} 17. Ne5 $1 {[%emt 0:20:36]} c6 {[%emt 0:01:19]} 18. Qc3 {[%emt 0:03:00][%cal Ob3a5] [#]} Ra7 $146 {[%emt 0:00:32] [#]} ({Predecessor:} 18... Nb6 19. Nxa5 Nd5 20. Bxd5 Qxa5 21. Bb3 Rfd8 22. Qxa5 Rxa5 23. e3 Be4 24. Nc4 Ra6 {1-0 Giri,A (2780)-Cuenca Jimenez,J (2524) MrDodgy Online Inv 2nd blitz 2021 (1.5)}) 19. Nxa5 $1 {[%emt 0:10:46][%mdl 64] Deflection} Bxe5 {[%emt 0:01:15]} 20. dxe5 {[%emt 0:00:08] Nc4 would be deadly.} Rxa5 {[%emt 0:00:17] [#]} 21. Rxd7 $1 {[%emt 0:00:03][%mdl 64] Double Attack} Rxa4 {[%emt 0:00:24]} (21... Qxd7 22. Qxa5) 22. Rxa4 {[%emt 0:02:03][%cal Ba1a4,Ba4d4,Bd4d6][%mdl 32]} Qxd7 {[%emt 0:00:12]} 23. Rd4 {[%emt 0:00:06] Against Qd1+} Qc7 {[%emt 0:03:06]} 24. Rd6 {[%emt 0:02:04] White is more active.} Ra8 {[%emt 0:03:21]} 25. Bf3 {[%emt 0:05:46]} Bg6 {[%emt 0:02:06]} 26. h4 {[%emt 0:05:27]} h5 {[%emt 0:00:08]} 27. Kg2 {[%emt 0:11:33]} Qb6 {[%emt 0:11:18]} 28. Rd7 {[%emt 0:03:22]} Kh7 {[%emt 0:14:50]} 29. Qd2 {[%emt 0:02:38]} Ra5 {[%emt 0:07:13]} (29... Ra1 {looks sharper.} 30. Re7 Qb5 31. Qd8 Qxe5 32. Rxb7 Rb1) 30. b4 {[%emt 0:06:47]} (30. Qd6 {keeps more tension.} Qxb2 31. Qf8 Qa3 32. Qb8) 30... Rxe5 {[%emt 0:02:58]} 31. Qd6 {[%emt 0:00:09] The position is equal.} Qb5 {[%emt 0:01:26]} (31... Rb5 $2 32. Rd8 $18) 32. Qf8 {[%emt 0:08:43] Threatens to win with Rd8.} Rxe2 $1 {[%emt 0:00:27] And now ...Re1 would win.} 33. Rd8 {[%emt 0:00:17][%csl Gd8][%cal Rf8h8]} (33. Bxe2 Qxe2 34. Rxf7 (34. Rxb7 $2 Be4+ 35. Kh3 Qf1+ 36. Kh2 Qh1#) 34... Bxf7 35. Qxf7 b6 $15) 33... Be4 $1 {[%emt 0:00:23]} (33... Kh6 $2 34. Qh8+ (34. Bxe2 Qxe2 35. Qc5 Be4+ 36. Kh2 Bd5 $11) 34... Bh7 35. Rg8 $18 (35. Bxe2 Qxe2 36. Rg8 Qe4+ 37. Kh2 Qd4 $11) (35. Bxe2 Qxe2 36. Rg8 Qe4+ 37. Kh2 Qd4 $11)) 34. Bxe4+ {[%emt 0:00:10]} Rxe4 {[%emt 0:00:04]} 35. Qxf7 $11 {[%emt 0:00:07][%mdl 4096] Endgame Black must now prevent Rg8. KQR-KQR} Re1 {[%emt 0:00:53]} 36. Qg8+ {[%emt 0:00:19]} (36. Kh2 $5 {[%cal Rd8g8]} Qf5 37. Qg8+ Kh6 38. Qh8+ Qh7 39. Qf8 $11) 36... Kg6 {[%emt 0:00:05]} 37. Qe8+ {[%emt 0:00:05]} (37. Rd7 $2 {is a self mate.} Qf1+ 38. Kf3 Qh1+ 39. Kf4 e5#) 37... Kh7 {[%emt 0:00:19]} 38. Qh8+ {[%emt 0:00:06]} Kg6 {[%emt 0:00:04]} 39. Qe8+ {[%emt 0:00:07]} Kh7 {[%emt 0:00:04]} 40. Qh8+ {[%emt 0:00:07]} Kg6 {[%emt 0:00:05] (  ...Qf1+)} 41. Qe8+ {[%emt 0:50:09] An interesting game. Weighted Error Value: White=0.03 (flawless) /Black=0.03 (flawless)} 1/2-1/2

Sadly, it doesn't work for me on Firefox Windows 11, when I use a bigger PGN, or when the PGN is not of the format it likes.

Please send me an email to hello@chessvision.ai with the PGN you are trying to convert so I can look into it.

Is this all about saving a PGN file (which is just a plain text document) as a PDF file?

File

Ok

These are alot

A pen works.